Demographics Analysis

The people of Shoshone County, Idaho give the community character. This place is unique because of factors such as population size / density, ethnic background, ratio of males to females, and average age.

Population By Sex By Age(Shoshone County, Idaho)

Male:

Under 5 years : 324

5 to 9 years : 321

10 to 14 years : 447

15 to 17 years : 330

18 and 19 years : 138

20 years : 27

21 years : 15

22 to 24 years : 244

25 to 29 years : 349

30 to 34 years : 294

35 to 39 years : 428

40 to 44 years : 371

45 to 49 years : 529

50 to 54 years : 541

55 to 59 years : 522

60 and 61 years : 162

62 to 64 years : 262

65 and 66 years : 184

67 to 69 years : 245

70 to 74 years : 219

75 to 79 years : 208

80 to 84 years : 179

85 years and over : 73

Female:

Under 5 years : 289

5 to 9 years : 344

10 to 14 years : 380

15 to 17 years : 257

18 and 19 years : 57

20 years : 55

21 years : 26

22 to 24 years : 230

25 to 29 years : 290

30 to 34 years : 305

35 to 39 years : 404

40 to 44 years : 459

45 to 49 years : 496

50 to 54 years : 546

55 to 59 years : 459

60 and 61 years : 229

62 to 64 years : 271

65 and 66 years : 125

67 to 69 years : 190

70 to 74 years : 348

75 to 79 years : 274

80 to 84 years : 210

85 years and over : 138

(updated 2009)

Population By Ancestry(Shoshone County, Idaho)

Ancestry specified:

Single ancestry : 5,920

Multiple ancestry : 5,097

Ancestry not specified:

Ancestry unclassified : 93

Ancestry not reported : 1,684

(updated 2009)

Population By Citizen Status In The United States(Shoshone County, Idaho)

U.S. citizen, born in the United States : 12,561

U.S. citizen, born in Puerto Rico or U.S. Island Areas : 24

U.S. citizen, born abroad of American parent(s) : 17

U.S. citizen by naturalization : 71

Not a U.S. citizen : 121

(updated 2009)

Place Of Birth By Age(Shoshone County, Idaho)

Total:

Under 5 years : 613

5 to 17 years : 2,079

18 to 24 years : 792

25 to 34 years : 1,238

35 to 44 years : 1,662

45 to 54 years : 2,112

55 to 59 years : 981

60 and 61 years : 391

62 to 64 years : 533

65 to 74 years : 1,311

75 years and over : 1,082

Born in state of residence:

Under 5 years : 522

5 to 17 years : 1,355

18 to 24 years : 439

25 to 34 years : 705

35 to 44 years : 718

45 to 54 years : 809

55 to 59 years : 378

60 and 61 years : 114

62 to 64 years : 157

65 to 74 years : 393

75 years and over : 303

Born in other state in the United States:

Under 5 years : 87

5 to 17 years : 724

18 to 24 years : 351

25 to 34 years : 505

35 to 44 years : 899

45 to 54 years : 1,235

55 to 59 years : 591

60 and 61 years : 269

62 to 64 years : 362

65 to 74 years : 882

75 years and over : 763

Native, born outside the United States:

Under 5 years : 4

5 to 17 years : 0

18 to 24 years : 0

25 to 34 years : 0

35 to 44 years : 13

45 to 54 years : 24

55 to 59 years : 0

60 and 61 years : 0

62 to 64 years : 0

65 to 74 years : 0

75 years and over : 0

Foreign born:

Under 5 years : 0

5 to 17 years : 0

18 to 24 years : 2

25 to 34 years : 28

35 to 44 years : 32

45 to 54 years : 44

55 to 59 years : 12

60 and 61 years : 8

62 to 64 years : 14

65 to 74 years : 36

75 years and over : 16

(updated 2009)

Place Of Birth By Sex(Shoshone County, Idaho)

Born in state of residence:

Male : 3,165

Female : 2,728

Born in other state in the United States:

Male : 3,133

Female : 3,535

Native: born outside the United States:

Male : 37

Female : 4

Foreign born:

Male : 77

Female : 115

(updated 2009)

Place Of Birth By Race(Shoshone County, Idaho)

Born in state of residence : 5,716

Born in other state in the United States : 6,291

Native: born outside the United States : 38

Foreign born : 149

(updated 2009)

Place Of Birth By Marital Status(Shoshone County, Idaho)

Born in state of residence:

Never married : 1,113

Now married, except separated : 2,351

Divorced : 552

Separated : 79

Widowed : 317

Born in other state in the United States:

Never married : 913

Now married, except separated : 3,430

Divorced : 918

Separated : 131

Widowed : 656

Native: born outside the United States:

Never married : 0

Now married, except separated : 27

Divorced : 10

Separated : 0

Widowed : 0

Foreign born:

Never married : 25

Now married, except separated : 116

Divorced : 17

Separated : 12

Widowed : 22

(updated 2009)

Language Spoken At Home By Ability To Speak English (Population Of 5 Years and Older)(Shoshone County, Idaho)

Speak only English : 11,937

Spanish or Spanish Creole:

Speak English "very well" : 88

Speak English less than "very well" : 9

French (incl. Patois, Cajun):

Speak English "very well" : 11

Speak English less than "very well" : 16

Italian:

Speak English "very well" : 20

Speak English less than "very well" : 0

German:

Speak English "very well" : 31

Speak English less than "very well" : 9

Other West Germanic languages:

Speak English "very well" : 2

Speak English less than "very well" : 0

Chinese:

Speak English "very well" : 0

Speak English less than "very well" : 5

Other Asian languages:

Speak English "very well" : 9

Speak English less than "very well" : 0

Tagalog:

Speak English "very well" : 3

Speak English less than "very well" : 0

Other Native North American languages:

Speak English "very well" : 4

Speak English less than "very well" : 10

Other and unspecified languages:

Speak English "very well" : 13

Speak English less than "very well" : 14

(updated 2009)

Ancestries in Shoshone County, Idaho

German: 3,074 (21.7%)

Irish: 1,734 (12.2%)

English: 1,721 (12.1%)

United States Or American: 1,414 (10.0%)

Other Groups: 1,169 (8.2%)

Norwegian: 807 (5.7%)

Italian: 590 (4.2%)

French (except Basque): 485 (3.4%)

Scotch-irish: 417 (2.9%)

Dutch: 409 (2.9%)

Scottish: 378 (2.7%)

Swedish: 368 (2.6%)

Finnish: 301 (2.1%)

Polish: 217 (1.5%)

Danish: 189 (1.3%)

French Canadian: 181 (1.3%)

Welsh: 125 (0.9%)

Scandinavian: 88 (0.6%)

Swiss: 56 (0.4%)

European: 56 (0.4%)

Russian: 49 (0.3%)

British: 46 (0.3%)

Czech: 36 (0.3%)

Austrian: 31 (0.2%)

Hungarian: 23 (0.2%)

Canadian: 22 (0.2%)

Portuguese: 20 (0.1%)

Serbian: 18 (0.1%)

Greek: 16 (0.1%)

Czechoslovakian: 13 (0.1%)

Yugoslavian: 13 (0.1%)

Croatian: 10 (0.1%)

Bulgarian: 10 (0.1%)

Luxemburger: 9 (0.1%)

Slovak: 9 (0.1%)

Pennsylvania German: 9 (0.1%)

Northern European: 9 (0.1%)

Subsaharan African: 8 (0.1%)

Arab: 8 (0.1%)

Turkish: 8 (0.1%)

Ukrainian: 7 (0.0%)

Slovene: 6 (0.0%)

Macedonian: 6 (0.0%)

Australian: 4 (0.0%)

Estonian: 3 (0.0%)

Lithuanian: 3 (0.0%)

Cypriot: 3 (0.0%)

Icelander: 3 (0.0%)

Celtic: 3 (0.0%)

Belgian: 2 (0.0%)

Basque: 2 (0.0%)

New Zealander: 2 (0.0%)

Slavic: 2 (0.0%)

Eastern European: 1 (0.0%)

(updated 2010)

Total Population In Shoshone County, Idaho is 12,794

(updated 2009)

Male Population in Shoshone County, Idaho: 6,412 Female Population in Shoshone County, Idaho: 6,382

(updated 2013)

Median Male Resident Age in Shoshone County, Idaho: 43.9 Median Female Resident Age in Shoshone County, Idaho: 46.0